2024 Oval Invincibles season

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Oval Invincibles
2024 season
Coach Flag of Australia (converted).svg Tom Moody
(Men's team)
Flag of England.svg Jonathan Batty
(Women's team)
Captain Flag of England.svg Sam Billings
(Men's team)
Flag of England.svg Lauren Winfield-Hill
(Women's team)
Overseas player
Ground(s) The Oval
The Hundred (Men's)Winners
The Hundred (Women's)2nd
Most runs Jordan Cox 214 (Men's team)
Alice Capsey 222 (Women's team)
Most wickets Adam Zampa 19 (Men's team)
Marizanne Kapp 11 (Women's team)

The 2024 season was the Oval Invincibles' 4th season of the 100-ball cricket tournament, The Hundred. [1] [2] The men's team won their second consecutive title, while the women's team improved to finish second, losing out in the Eliminator round.

Contents

The men's victory meant that, for the fourth straight year since the tournament's inception, either the men's or the women's Invincibles were champions.

Players

Men's side

The Invincibles men's squad retained eleven players from the previous season:

They drafted:

Each franchise was allowed two wildcard picks. The Invincibles selected Gloucestershire's batter Marchant de Lange and Derbyshire's Scottish slow-left arm bowler Mark Watt.

S/NNameNat.Date of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
9 Will Jacks Flag of England.svg  England 21 November 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break
14 Tawanda Muyeye Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5 March 2001 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break Domestic player
15 Tom Lammonby Flag of England.svg  England 2 June 2000 (age 25)Left-handedLeft-arm medium
22 Jordan Cox Flag of England.svg  England 21 October 2000 (age 24)Right-handed
29 Dawid Malan Flag of England.svg  England 3 September 1987 (age 37)Left-handedRight-arm leg break
35 Harrison Ward Flag of England.svg  England 25 October 1999 (age 25)Left-handedRight-arm off break Replacement player
All-rounders
2 Donovan Ferreira Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 21 July 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
58 Sam Curran Flag of England.svg  England 3 June 1998 (age 27)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium Centrally contracted player
59 Tom Curran Flag of England.svg  England 12 March 1995 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
Wicket-keepers
7 Sam Billings Flag of England.svg  England 15 June 1991 (age 34)Right-handed Captain
Pace bowlers
5 Mohammad Amir Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 13 April 1992 (aged 29)Left-handedLeft-arm fast Overseas player;
Replacement player
21 Spencer Johnson Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16 December 1995 (age 29)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium Overseas player
25 Saqib Mahmood Flag of England.svg  England 25 February 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
37 Gus Atkinson Flag of England.svg  England 19 January 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium
90 Marchant de Lange Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13 October 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm fast UK passport;
Wildcard player
Spin bowlers
51 Mark Watt Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 27 July 1996 (age 29)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Wildcard player
72 Nathan Sowter Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12 October 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm leg break UK passport
88 Adam Zampa Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31 March 1992 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player

Women's side

S/NNameNat.Date of birth (age)Batting styleBowling styleNotes
Batters
4 Georgie Boyce Flag of England.svg  England 4 October 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
48 Laura Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18 August 1990 (age 35)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player;
Replacement player
99 Chamari Athapaththu Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 9 February 1990 (age 35)Left-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
All-rounders
8 Paige Scholfield Flag of England.svg  England 19 December 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm medium
14 Jo Gardner Flag of England.svg  England 25 March 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break
26 Alice Capsey Flag of England.svg  England 11 August 2004 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Wicket-keepers
17 Amara Carr Flag of England.svg  England 17 April 1994 (age 31)Right-handedWildcard player
58 Lauren Winfield-Hill Flag of England.svg  England 16 August 1990 (age 35)Right-handed Captain
Pace bowlers
2 Lizzie Scott Flag of England.svg  England 1 September 2004 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
7 Marizanne Kapp Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 4 January 1990 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
27 Megan Schutt Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 15 January 1993 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium Overseas player;
Replacement player
29 Ryana MacDonald-Gay Flag of England.svg  England 12 February 2004 (age 21)Right-handedRight-arm medium
53 Tash Farrant Flag of England.svg  England 29 May 1996 (age 29)Left-handedLeft-arm medium Ruled out through injury
72 Rachel Slater Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 20 November 2001 (age 23)Right-handedLeft-arm medium Wildcard player
Spin bowlers
10 Amanda-Jade Wellington Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 29 May 1997 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm leg break Overseas player
16 Sophia Smale Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 8 December 2004 (age 20)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox
22 Mady Villiers Flag of England.svg  England 26 August 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break

    League stage

    Men's results

    Match 1
    23 July 2024
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    Birmingham Phoenix
    89 (81 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles
    93/2 (69 balls)
    Rishi Patel 25 (24)
    Adam Zampa 3/11 (20 balls)
    Sam Billings 31* (28)
    Tim Southee 2/20 (20 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 8 wickets
    The Oval, London
    Umpires: Graham Lloyd (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)
    Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Oval Invincibles)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to bat.

    Match 6
    28 July 2024
    18:35 (N)
    Scorecard
    Oval Invincibles
    113/9 (100 balls)
    v
    Welsh Fire
    103/8 (100 balls)
    Donovan Ferreira 30 (23)
    Jake Ball 3/24 (20 balls)
    David Payne 28 (15)
    Adam Zampa 3/24 (20 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 10 runs
    Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
    Umpires: Ian Blackwell (Eng) and Steve O'Shaughnessy (Eng)
    Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Oval Invincibles)
    • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to field.

    Match 12
    2 August 2024
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    Northern Superchargers
    145/5 (100 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles
    126/9 (100 balls)
    Nicholas Pooran 65* (41)
    Sam Curran 2/20 (15 balls)
    Donovan Ferreira 49 (24)
    Matthew Potts 2/18 (20 balls)
    Northern Superchargers won by 19 runs
    The Oval, London
    Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Graham Lloyd (Eng)
    Player of the match: Nicholas Pooran (Northern Superchargers)
    • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.

    Match 15
    4 August 2024
    14:30
    Scorecard
    Oval Invincibles
    147/5 (100 balls)
    v
    London Spirit
    117 (95 balls)
    Sam Curran 51* (22)
    Matt Critchley 1/14 (15 balls)
    Dan Lawrence 27 (18)
    Sam Curran 5/16 (20 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 30 runs
    Lord’s, London
    Umpires: Mike Burns (Eng) and Stephen Harris (SA)
    Player of the match: Sam Curran (Oval Invincibles)
    • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to bat.

    Match 18
    6 August 2024
    15:00
    Scorecard
    Oval Invincibles
    164/8 (100 balls)
    v
    Manchester Originals
    161/7 (100 balls)
    Sam Curran 68 (38)
    Sikandar Raza 2/17 (20 balls)
    Matthew Hurst 50 (29)
    Sam Curran 2/16 (15 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 3 runs
    Old Trafford, Manchester
    Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Martin Saggers (Eng)
    Player of the match: Sam Curran (Oval Invincibles)
    • Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to field.

    Match 22
    8 August 2024
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    Southern Brave
    118/8 (100 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles
    120/4 (85 balls)
    James Vince 52 (39)
    Tom Curran 4/24 (20 balls)
    Jordan Cox 46* (29)
    Chris Jordan 1/14 (15 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 6 wickets
    The Oval, London
    Umpires: Ben Debenham (Eng) and David Millns (Eng)
    Player of the match: Sam Curran (Oval Invincibles)
    • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.

    Match 26
    11 August 2024
    14:30
    Scorecard
    London Spirit
    96 (92 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles
    100/1 (63 balls)
    Michael Pepper 27 (18)
    Adam Zampa 4/17 (20 balls)
    Jordan Cox 61* (30)
    Olly Stone 1/16 (15 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 9 wickets
    The Oval, London
    Umpires: James Middlebrook (Eng) and Alex Wharf (Eng)
    Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Oval Invincibles)
    • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.

    Match 31
    14 August 2024
    18:30 (N)
    Scorecard
    Oval Invincibles
    150/3 (100 balls)
    v
    Trent Rockets
    151/4 (94 balls)
    Dawid Malan 53* (43)
    Sam Cook 2/23 (20 balls)
    Rovman Powell 45 (27)
    Nathan Sowter 1/18 (15 balls)
    Trent Rockets won by 6 wickets
    Trent Bridge, Nottingham
    Umpires: Ian Blackwell (Eng) and Tom Lungley (Eng)
    Player of the match: Rovman Powell (Trent Rockets)
    • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to bat.

    Women's results

    23 July 2024
    14:45
    Scorecard
    Oval Invincibles
    150/5 (100 balls)
    v
    Birmingham Phoenix
    105 (92 balls)
    Paige Scholfield 71 (40)
    Emily Arlott 2/19 (20 balls)
    Amy Jones 21 (15)
    Amanda-Jade Wellington 3/9 (20 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 45 runs
    The Oval, London
    Umpires: Anna Harris (Eng) and Sue Redfern (Eng)
    Player of the match: Paige Scholfield (Oval Invincibles)
    • Birmingham Phoenix won the toss and elected to field.

    28 July 2024
    15:00 (N)
    Scorecard
    Welsh Fire
    116/5 (100 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles
    118/4 (88 balls)
    Sophia Dunkley 35 (26)
    Ryana MacDonald-Gay 2/20 (20 balls)
    Alice Capsey 59 (48)
    Georgia Davis 3/33 (20 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 6 wickets
    Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
    Umpires: Sophie McLelland (Eng) and Mark Newell (Eng)
    Player of the match: Alice Capsey (Oval Invincibles)
    • Welsh Fire won the toss and elected to bat.

    2 August 2024
    15:00
    Scorecard
    Northern Superchargers
    146/4 (100 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles
    64 (66 balls)
    Annabel Sutherland 63* (40)
    Rachel Slater 2/11 (15 balls)
    Northern Superchargers won by 82 runs
    The Oval, London
    Umpires: Hassan Adnan (Eng) and Stephen Harris (SA)
    Player of the match: Annabel Sutherland (Northern Superchargers)
    • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.

    4 August 2024
    11:00
    Scorecard
    London Spirit
    113/9 (100 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles
    113/8 (100 balls)
    Deepti Sharma 44 (34)
    Marizanne Kapp 4/11 (20 balls)
    Marizanne Kapp 47 (32)
    Deepti Sharma 3/18 (20 balls)
    Match tied
    Lord’s, London
    Umpires: Rose Dovey (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
    Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Oval Invincibles)
    • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.

    6 August 2024
    11:30
    Scorecard
    Manchester Originals
    125/4 (100 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles
    127/3 (93 balls)
    Laura Wolvaardt 38 (29)
    Amanda-Jade Wellington 2/22 (20 balls)
    Paige Scholfield 48* (27)
    Alice Monaghan 2/7 (10 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 7 wickets
    Old Trafford, Manchester
    Umpires: Jasmine Naeem (Eng) and Jack Shantry (Eng)
    Player of the match: Paige Scholfield (Oval Invincibles)
    • Manchester Originals won the toss and elected to bat.

    8 August 2024
    15:00
    Scorecard
    Oval Invincibles
    79/4 (65 balls)
    v
    Southern Brave
    85/3 (64 balls)
    Marizanne Kapp 26* (17)
    Lauren Cheatle 2/6 (15 balls)
    Danni Wyatt 46* (37)
    Ryana MacDonald-Gay 1/7 (15 balls)
    Southern Brave won by 7 wickets (DLS method)
    The Oval, London
    Umpires: Joanne Ibbotson (Eng) and Chris Watts (Eng)
    Player of the match: Danni Wyatt (Southern Brave)
    • Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.
    • The match was reduced to 65 balls per side due to rain.
    • Southern Brave were set a revised target of 83 runs from 65 balls due to rain.

    11 August 2024
    11:00
    Scorecard
    London Spirit
    120/8 (100 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles
    121/2 (91 balls)
    Deepti Sharma 46* (30)
    Sophia Smale 2/25 (15 balls)
    Lauren Winfield-Hill 61* (40)
    Danielle Gibson 1/19 (16 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 8 wickets
    The Oval, London
    Umpires: Rose Dovey (Eng) and David Millns (Eng)
    Player of the match: Lauren Winfield-Hill (Oval Invincibles)
    • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.

    14 August 2024
    15:00
    Scorecard
    Trent Rockets
    91/8 (100 balls)
    v
    Oval Invincibles
    92/5 (94 balls)
    Ashleigh Gardner 43 (26)
    Marizanne Kapp 3/8 (20 balls)
    Marizanne Kapp 26* (24)
    Ashleigh Gardner 2/23 (19 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 5 wickets
    Trent Bridge, Nottingham
    Umpires: Sophie McLelland (Eng) and Neil Pratt (Eng)
    Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Oval Invincibles)
    • Oval Invincibles won the toss and elected to field.

    Standings

    Men

    PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
    1 Oval Invincibles 86200120.893Advanced to the Final
    2 Birmingham Phoenix 86200120.402Advanced to the Eliminator
    3 Southern Brave 85201110.595
    4 Northern Superchargers 8520111−0.453
    5 Trent Rockets 8440080.348
    6 Welsh Fire 824026−0.215
    7 Manchester Originals 817002−0.886
    8 London Spirit 817002−0.975
    Source: ESPN Cricinfo [3]

    Women

    PosTeamPldWLTNRPts NRR Qualification
    1 Welsh Fire 85201110.334Advanced to the Final
    2 Oval Invincibles 85210110.034Advanced to the Eliminator
    3 London Spirit 8431090.080
    4 Northern Superchargers 8331180.942
    5 Trent Rockets 8440080.407
    6 Manchester Originals 834017−0.398
    7 Birmingham Phoenix 834017−0.742
    8 Southern Brave 816103−0.675
    Source: ESPNcricinfo [4]

    Knockout stages

    Men

    Having topped the table, the men's team went straight to the final where they met the Southern Brave. Will Curran Jacks with the bat, hitting 37 from 22 balls in the Invincibiles total of 147/9, before Saqib Mahmood's 3/17 restricted the Brave to 130/7.

    18 August 2024
    18:00 (N)
    Scorecard
    Oval Invincibles
    147/9 (100 balls)
    v
    Southern Brave
    130/7 (100 balls)
    Will Jacks 37 (22)
    Tymal Mills 3/33 (20 balls)
    Alex Davies 35 (23)
    Saqib Mahmood 3/17 (20 balls)
    Oval Invincibles won by 17 runs
    Lord's, London
    Umpires: Martin Saggers (Eng) and Russell Warren (Eng)
    Player of the match: Saqib Mahmood (Oval Invincibles)
    • Southern Brave won the toss and elected to field.

    Women

    The women's team were knocked out in the Eliminator by local rivals London Spirit.

    17 August 2024
    14:15
    Scorecard
    Oval Invincibles
    113/9 (100 balls)
    v
    London Spirit
    116/2 (91 balls)
    Alice Capsey 30 (33)
    Charlie Dean 3/24 (20 balls)
    Georgia Redmayne 53* (47)
    Marizanne Kapp 1/19 (20 balls)
    London Spirit won by 8 wickets
    The Oval, London
    Umpires: Mark Newell (Eng) and Rose Dovey (Eng)
    Player of the match: Georgia Redmayne (London Spirit)
    • London Spirit won the toss and elected to field.

    References

    1. "THE HUNDRED 2024 FIXTURES". www.thehundred.com. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
    2. "The Hundred confirms Vitality Wildcard picks for 2024". The Hundred. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
    3. The Hundred Men's Competition 2024. ESPN Cricinfo
    4. The Hundred Women's Competition 2024. ESPN Cricinfo